Kasaragod: Kumbla police detain five for attempting to dig for treasure inside Arikady Fort
Kasaragod: A treasure hunt attempt at the Arikady fort here, led to the detention of 5 individuals including a panchayat vice-president on Monday, January 27.
According to the Onmanorama report, the accused were attempting to dig a well at the Kumbla Arikady Fort in search of treasure. The fort falls under the control of the Department of Archaeology.
The group was caught in the fort premises around 4 PM as they were allegedly trying to excavate 'treasure' inside the fort illegally. Upon detention, the young individuals involved in the act revealed to the police they pursued the treasure hunt acting on directions of Mogral-Puthur grama panchayat vice-president Mujeeb Kambar. The police recovered tools such as a pickaxe and earthenware used for digging at the site.
The incident came to light when locals, alerted by unusual sounds coming from the fort, decided to check. Upon reaching the location, they discovered the individuals digging the well, two individuals standing outside the well attempted to escape but were intercepted by the locals, who then contacted the Kumbla police.
The Kumbala police revealed that the group had visited the fort a few days earlier, driven by rumors of treasure being unearthed by Kudumbashree workers in Kannur. Acting on these tales, they planned their own search but were caught.
Police have confirmed that all five individuals will be released on station bail.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
